BASS, Loyce Blaine (Lou)

Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Loyce Blaine Bass, "Lou" to friends and family, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. He was in the arms of his wife, at home, at peace with the world. He was a true friend to those who knew him. Born in Asheville, N.C., on Dec. 10, 1929, he served in the Army in the late 1940s. He retired from Sony Corporation in San Diego County as their chief of Corporate Security. He was an outdoorsman, loving to fish and hunt, never wasting what he caught or hunted, sharing with others. He was proud of his Cherokee/Scots heritage and his family having been so dear to each other, surviving the Great Depression together. He carried those lessons learned all through his life. He is survived by his wife, Wendy Dunlap; children-in-heart, Robin Gordon (Wellman Pike) of Kingman, Sierra Lindsay of Cedar City, Utah, Lewis Chick (Jennifer) of Redding, Calif.; grandchildren, Shane Gordon of Phoenix, Krystal Gordon (Billy Smith) of Kingman, Cyndie (Mike) Leach of St. George, Utah, Josh Silviera of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Robert and Will Lindsay, Nick, Kiiana and Kasen Chuck of Redding, Calif.; sisters, Barbara (Tom) Keaton and Sarah Patterson in Virginia; his nephew, Jack Bass Jr. of Virginia Beach was of special comfort to him as the link to his loved relations in the South; and his "great-grands" Brenden, Caitlyn and Annabella Leach, Kinsley Gordon and Dereck Smith gave him renewed faith in the future. He held his church family, neighbors on Van Marter Drive, ARC staff, medical providers and friends at the Del Webb Wellness and Rehab Center in high regard, knowing they made his final years rich in love and laughter. The Rehab staff gave him additional years of mobility and dignity, which his family so much appreciated. KRMC Hospice gave the family direction and peace in his final hours. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. A member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 4045 N. Van Nuys Road, Kingman, AZ 86409-2544, he asked that donations in his memory be directed to them for their parking lot paving project. He would appreciate his family and friends doing a special kindness to a stranger in his memory. He did that on a regular basis and will be greatly missed.